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Traffic accidents killed 696 people, injured 1,410 in Azerbaijan over last year

25 January 2021 11:45 (UTC +04:00)

The Main State Traffic Police Department of the Interior Ministry has released statistics on traffic accidents last year, APA reports.

As a result of 1587 traffic accidents in the country in 2020, 696 people died and 1,410 were injured. 169 people died and 387 were injured in 460 traffic accidents in Baku.

The analysis of accidents shows that 1534 traffic accidents occurred as a result of violations of traffic rules by drivers (pedestrians - 42), of which 656 (42.7%) were drivers driving at high speed, 466 ( 30%) occurred due to violation of the rules of access and overtaking in the lane of oncoming traffic.